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corn starch, made with new milk, let the drink be 

 fresh cool water a little soured with Sulphuric 

 acid ; and if bound in the bowels give Castor oil 

 or Rhubarb (as called in prescriptive vocabulary) 

 and injections of warm water followed by fever 

 medicines (Nitrate of Potash and Bi-sulphite of 

 Soda) If uour hog survives the shock of the first 

 few days and presents signs of ulceration of the 

 bowels (known by bloody dung and tender belly) 

 ^ive oil of Turpentine, 15 to 25 drops night and 

 morning, and follow with tonics and plenty of 

 soft feed as before decribed. 



PBEVENTION : As soon as you see any symy- 

 ;oms of this (or any distemper like affection) you 

 3an not divide to soon the sound and unsound, 

 ;horoughly desinfecting pen and everything with 

 vhich the diseased may have come in contact, and 

 lo not let any that have died remain without 

 Durial, at once kill and bury all hopeless victims, 

 ipply thermometer within the sectum and if heat 

 s above 103 dgr. Fh. destroy, or remove all such to 

 i free and healthy place beyond any possibility 

 }f conveying contagion to others, or kill and bury 

 it once as before directed. Feed animal or vege- 

 table charcoal, Bi-sulphite of Soda, Carbolic acid, 

 :>r Sulphate of Iron to the healthy, avoiding all 

 suspected food, places, or even water that has 

 ^een frequented by deceased hogs. Observe the 

 extensive and rigid use of disinfectants, and by 

 10 means forget to keep the sound free from the 

 contaminated. 



[NFLAMATION OF THE EYE -OPHTHALMIA. 



Either recent or continuous inflammation of the 

 3ye arises from the same general causes, by blows, 

 hay seed, chaff, dust, lime, thorns, or any external 



